Sony Japan's ceramic white PS3 and DualShock 3 announced
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 9th 2007 5:17AM
posted Oct 9th 2007 5:17AM
[Via Akihabara News]
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The new pricing definitely makes the ps3 competitive. It still needs some stronger titles though, most of the attractive titles on the PS3 are available on the 360 as well. As soon as the PS3 has a strong game like Gears or Halo 3, I'd pick one up.
metal gear solid 4! (I know its not out yet but that should fit the category
I would recc'o that you give Heavenly Sword a shot. A buddy of mine gave it a whirl, and announced that he thinks that it might be the type of game that would make you want to buy a ps3. SIXAXIS with Rumble? Can't wait to try it out.
I would have a really hard time spending $400 for a console and game that only involves about 10 hours of run time.
Agreed. I'm not jumping on board until the successor to "Shadows of the Colossus" is released, in addition to God of War 3.
pfft and we habe to pay 400€ for that package!
What I still don't understand is why Sony even bothered showing the silver and white variants only to release the black one until now, and even then, it's limited to the Japanese market. THOSE BASTARDS. And someone nuke those guys that slapped a lawsuit on Sony to make them delay DualShock 3 (though they probably would've been better off suing the XBOX team).
I don't think putting nuclear bomb innuendo and Japan together is such a great idea.
WTF? So when are we getting this in the States? And why the hell did they put ANOTHER fucking region lock on it? So we can't order it from Japan?
I am really getting sick of Sony's crap. No good games, riduclous price tag, no rumble controller, no backwards compatibility, content region locks. God, why do I fucking bother? If FF13 comes out on Xbox 360 -- I will NEVER look at Sony again.
@IRobot:
Yes, please do not bother and just assume everything fits with the things you come up with in your closed little world.
In other words, in case you missed the point, get your facts straight before making a comment.
@ Ano,
What the hell are you talking about? What point did I miss -- exactly? That there's a White Colored PS3 that's only coming out in Japan. Check. That this is going to pack in the Dual Shock 3 controller. Check. That we, in the States and Europe cannot order this from Japan, because of region locks. Check. That backwards compatibility is only through software emulation. Check. And that every PS3 game so far has been your standard fair, and nothing out of the ordinary PS2 range. Check. That Sony is lowing the price tag of the PS3, because NO ONE is buying it a $600 -- Um... CHECK!
So what POINT am I missing? Oh, that you, Ano, are completely stupid. Check. That you, Ano, are a Sony fanboy -- CHECK!! If anybody's world is small, again that would be you. Are THOSE facts clear enough for YA?
What you got wrong is that it is region locked. PS3 games are region-free, and if you buy it from Japan the Blu-Ray will be Region A (same as US).
PS2 games on the PS3 -- ARE still region locked, genius. So, why don't you just go back to sleep... Late.
yet no mention of the fact that sony is completely getting rid of the original ps3 in europe and giving us a 'new' model, i.e. that 40gb black version but lacking backwards compatability. I mean, seriously wtf. I want to see the ps3 beat down the 360 in a greased up wrestling match as much as anyone, but they really aren't going the right way about making that happen here in the UK..
I don't get why people is crying about the new 40 GB PS3 model. Right now you have a choice; 40 GB without BC for €399 or 60 GB Starterpack with BC for €499. Yes people says that Sony is going to outphase the 60 GB model, but I think they will introduce the 80 GB with BC when the currently stocks runs up?
What's wrong with the price? In US you pay a exremtly low price, compared to us in Europe. For example we pay about 422€ in Denmark and Sweden. Maybe off-topic, but when/if Sweden, UK, Denmark etc. switch to Euro, will the price be the same in whole Europe?
I've got a dead horse you can beat.
Finally, some more colors. :D
And that the Dual Shock 3 is the same price as the SIXAXIS, that's good news. Very good news.
The white color sure as hell compensates for the lack of BC.
Every time I'll wanna play Jak and Daxter I'll look at the console and mesmerize in its beauty.
Jak and Daxter is one of my favorite games of all time, a ps3 being white wouldn't change the fact that i cant play it.
im glad i got a 60gb EE+GS :) when i got my ps3 i rushed out and re-bought all the jaks and some other big ps2 titles i missed(god of war).
the sarcasm clearly went right over his head...
I've never felt the need to respond to a comment/article on here, but I couldn't resist after seeing the great response by Roy, the idiotic comment by Paul, and the great retort from insertAlias.
Yeah.. lol. That was some good comment action! :D
I think i like this color more than black :)
Would prefer crimson red, just like some guy did in the US.
It was amaaazing......
Dude u can get them on colorware.com
It was Sony themselves who made the red one, albeit limited - my bad:
http://www.playstation.ca/canadaday/en/playstation3.html
Tell me this isn't gorgeous.
The Playstation 3's just a bunch of expensive components that have no relevance to games and aren't wanted by the consumer.
But now the ps2 chips and the memory cards are gone, everybody's happy! Breakthrough product!
No the blu ray discs and consequent blu ray readers have nothing to do with the games at all... there are some things in the ps3 that some people may use and others dont but im sure everything in there has a use by some.
Just like the PS2 really. DVD was very new when that was launched. 120 million units sold later.......................
PS3 - 5.5 million units sold to date with few games and an expensive price tag. What will happen now with more games and a lower price tag? Does'nt take a genius.............
Yeah, no-one wants a PS3. That's why half the gaming world is complaining about the price: if you don't like it and never want one, why are you so bothered about whether you can afford one......?
Er, I was making a joke about how the graphics synthesizer, card readers and USB ports are really cheap. The first sentence is a stereotype that I used to that purpose, the part that you've clearly reacted to.
We're not complaining about the cost, we're laughing at it. It's a point of ridicule, because there are few experiences that look compelling on the ps3, the ones that do are available on cheaper consoles with exclusive pedigree of their own. And this is twinned with a film format which is bizarrely filled with watch-once popcorn fodder. HD-DVD is a bit barren too, but Children of Men is a film I would enjoy watching several times again with extra pixels.
All of this is set to change, but honestly this year on the ps3 I'm vaguely interested in DMC4 (and echochrome). Super Mario Galaxy or Mass Effect both look fantastic. This was a long response, but I was trying not to fall in the easy pithole of appearing prejudiced. I have considered the ps3's advantages, but know they don't apply to me, and believe my opinions are shared by others.
Ah, the white color sure looks great, both on the box and controller.
So, XBOX360 was white and now black. PS3 was black, and now white.
The PS3 also has a bunch of discontinued models and they keep shuffling the HD size up/down and dropping various features.
Wii just keeps selling what they had.
Even if you ignore the market share and sales numbers, it's obvious how the companies feel inside:
Wii - calm and cool
XBOX360 - sliighly panicked, but ok
PS3 - red alert, abandon ship!
Typo: I believe you're saying "aces" when you mean "axes". Big difference!
Do Japanese prices include tax? Because ¥39,980 is £168. A Nintendo Wii costs £179 in the UK...:(
The new prices are tempting but I gonna wait for Little Big Planet, MGS4, GTA4 and Playstation Home before I even think of buying a PS3, especially since I wont be playing any of my PS2 games on it.
Add 5% sales tax.
I wonder how the Japanese will react to the loss of BC. Something tells me they will keep a BC capable model on the market in Japan even if they don't in Europe.
Why in the region that it is selling the best (Japan) does it have the cheapest price of all regions ($341)? I just cant understand Sony.
@FermitTheKrog
...because it's a japanese company?
I don't care if that is their home market or not. It's a stupid business decision.
Not sure about how tax works in Japan, but I know one thing - if it's coming to Japan it'll hit Hong Kong shortly after, and they have no tax there. Pretty sure this will be dirt cheap when it arrives.
If it's any version of the PS3 I would buy, it'd be this one. Especially with no BC, I'll just use the money saved and buy that White DualShock 3 to go with it.
Is there a region lock? It just so happens I will be in Tokyo in November and I was thinking of picking up a PS3 anyway. I like the white. Any reason not to get this (besides the lack of backwards compatability)?
IIRC PS3 games are region free. Only thing that was region-locked was the backwards compatibility. With that gone, there's nothing stopping me getting this one.
it is not region locked except backwards compatability, all my local import shops are selling PS3's from Japan and America but saying to customers that basically you can play English, American and the Japanese titles on each PS3, the only difference is B/C which will only let you play the PS1/PS2 games from their respective region.
Thats FLIPPIN SWEET!
White controller? Great, now I'll have to wash my grubby mits before gaming.
I suddenly feel sadness for your controllers... poor things
here it's more like 1100$ for 60Gb version (40Gb not available).. 341$? huh
"...aces the backward compatibility..."
You mean "axes" right? It lost the ability, it didn't make it better... right?
Seriously learn how to spell or use grammar. Sony aces the backwards compatibility? you mean AXES? and is loosed in Japan? you mean let loose? You using a translator? learn how to type if you want to be on the home page.
@Steve Grenier and others,
Actually, I meant exactly what I said. Ace is a slang expression for remove or trim. Think rat pack: "Ace the attitude kid."
Same for loose, its use is appropriate.
Just because you're not hip to the scene doesn't make Rock-n-Roll music wrong Mister.
Thomas
Ceramic white is soooooo Apple 2003.
Yep. Another thing Apple invented and no-one ever did before......NOT.
In case you missed it, that was a joke.
Perfect.
What a lot of the price-comparers (in terms of comparing across countries) fail to realise is that the company doesn't set the price in foreign countries. The distributors do that.
Let's do a little analysis on foreign currency and how screwed up the system is.
The American and Canadian dollar are pretty much on par these days. For the past decade the loonie has been climbing up towards the US buck. Yet prices on books, cars, games, etc have continued to remain the same disparate gap they always have.
We pay around 25% more for our cars. Games are always at least $10 more. Books remain at a widely different cost rate from US to Canada.
Sure, I'm complaining about it. All I'm saying is I understand why people have an issue with price comparisons when using a strict currency conversion to compare what the PS3 sells for in Japan vs their country.
But it's not Sony's evil scheme. Or if it is, then every company on Earth has something against Canada.
About f*ing time for the white version.
When do we get the grey one ? And the black and red Wiis ?
Thats is a console that will get that 3m tape over it. It looks to good to have it ruined by someone's hands.
Ceramic white? More like Xbox White. :P 360 owners want a black console and PS3 owners want white consoles..
As far as I was aware, Microsoft haven’t yet patented the colour white.
Anyway PS3 - shiney. Xbox 360 - Matt
@Scooby:
Well it was a joke :P ..but I thought Ceramic white is Matte. Definitely looks that way from the pic above!
yea im sticking with my ps2 until i saw multiple games that make the ps3 worth buying
Anyone else just think yuk?
No. Thanks for stopping by.
;0)
Hopefully this unit is available in a few years when the PS3 is affordable. No way in hell am I putting a black sandwich grill next to my white 360 and Wii.
Hell, do they make white slimline PS2s? Thats all I really require.
I live in Tokyo. All listed prices have to include tax in Japan by law, so the price of ¥39,000 should be inclusive of tax. Most likely I could buy this at Bic Camera and get 10% "points" meaning on my point card I'd have almost ¥4,000 store credit.
Also, thanks to the commenter for confirming the PS3 is NOT region locked, save for past PS games. Two of my friends have X-Box 360's, so now that the price has dropped and they've made it in white, which much better matches my decor (and my imported Wii), I may just get one! I'm not a huge fan of FPS, so just the sports games alone are ok with me for the PS3 as the Wii lacks in that area.
Is there any one here in the know that can confirm whether the new SIXAIS Rumble 3 will be "regionally locked"? i.e., would it be able to be paired with a US version of the PS3 60GB machine?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AukhgHp8yak
can it play american things. such as games and movies? cause it looks sweet as hell.
does anyone know if this is (Full 100% Multi-Region)
and # Backwards compatible with PlayStation 1 & 2 software i have all so heared that you can upgrade the hard drive with a laptop how do reforamt so it works